Keynote speaker will be Sister Vassa of Vienna, Austria, a nun of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad and liturgiologist of the highly prestigious University of Vienna in Austria. Sister Vassa is known as a prolific writer and stimulating lecturer throughout the Orthodox world.

"Coffee with Sister Vassa" is a brief, 10-minute weekly program offering an engaging reflection on the Orthodox Church calendar of the current week, including the lives of the saints, scriptural passages, the Orthodox liturgical tradition, and a light dose of humor, and can be heard on Ancient Faith Radio.